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Matthiessen is a Danish-Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Mathies" (equivalent of the Biblical Μαθθαιος, cf. English Matthew). Several spelling variants are used, including Matthiesen, Mathiesen, Matthisen and Mathissen. A similar diversity of forms exist for the parallel given name Mathias. There are several people with the surname Matthiessen:
- Francis Otto Matthiessen (1902-1950) U.S. Literary Critic
- Peter Matthiessen (b. 1927) U.S. writer
- Augustus Matthiessen (1831-1870) British scientist (physicist and chemist), notable for Matthiessen's rule.
- Ludwig Matthiessen (1830-1906) scientist
See also
This page or section lists people with the surname Matthiessen. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories:- Surnames
- Danish-language surnames
- Norwegian-language surnames
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